Find out how popular the last name Quintanar is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Quintanar.

Quintanar, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Quintanar surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Quintanar in America

Quintanar is the 13727th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Quintanar surname appeared 2,205 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Quintanar.

We can also compare 2010 data for Quintanar to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Quintanar

The surname Quintanar has its origins in Spain and dates back to the medieval period. It is believed to be derived from the Basque word "kintana," which means "farmstead" or "small estate." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who lived on or owned a small farm or estate.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Quintanar can be found in the Cartulary of San Millán de la Cogolla, a collection of medieval manuscripts from the monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain. The name appears in a document dated 1050, where a person named Sancho Quintanar is mentioned.

The surname Quintanar is closely associated with the region of La Mancha in central Spain, particularly the town of Quintanar de la Orden, which is believed to have derived its name from the same root as the surname. This town was an important stronghold of the Order of Santiago during the Reconquista, the Christian reconquest of the Iberian Peninsula from the Moors.

Notable individuals with the surname Quintanar include:

1. Pedro Quintanar y Duarte (1660-1733), a Spanish jurist and legal scholar who served as a magistrate in the Royal Chancery of Granada.
2. Jerónimo Quintanar (1677-1744), a Spanish military officer and engineer who participated in the defense of Cartagena de Indias (now in Colombia) against the British in 1741.
3. Álvaro Quintanar y Castillo (1702-1779), a Spanish soldier and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of Panama from 1753 to 1762.
4. María Quintanar y Obregón (1810-1892), a Spanish-born landowner and philanthropist who donated considerable portions of her estate to establish schools and hospitals in Baja California, Mexico.
5. Javier Quintanar (1924-2003), a Mexican actor and filmmaker who appeared in several classic Mexican films during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema.

While the surname Quintanar is relatively uncommon outside of Spain and Latin America, it holds a significant place in the history and culture of these regions, reflecting the influence of the Spanish language and the legacy of the Reconquista.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Quintanar

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Quintanar.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Quintanar was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Quintanar has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Quintanar was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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